Adnan A's video: Ivy League Pathologist Resident Interview Medical school premed tips study resources

Here I interview a new Ivy League pathology resident about how she got into medical school, why medicine, and more. We cover premed topics like how to get into med school, tips on doing well in med school, and tips on choosing electives, doing extracurricular activities, and performing well on interviews so you can match into a competitive residency program at a prestigious specialty training program. TIMESTAMPS 00:34 Why did you want to become a doctor & why medicine? 02:08 How did you get into medical school – extracurriculars, major, etc? MCAT schedule 03:33 Did you do anything to make up for an MCAT score you weren’t happy with? 05:16 Summary of what you did to get into med school 07:05 How was it like to work at Theranos? 10:07 How did you do well + study in medical school for classes and the USMLE STEP exams (step 1 and 2) when mentors said you’d do bad based on your MCAT score? Favorite study resources? 13:50 What made you want to become a pathologist + how did you decide on a specialty? 17:00 How did you match into an Ivy League medical residency program? Tips for people who want to become future Ivy League trained doctors? + extracurriculars in med school that helped you match, research, etc 22:27 Who did you get letters of recommendation from and when? Where do you upload letters on ERAS (residency application) and how? How to get good letters of recommendation. 27:11 How to schedule away electives and sub internships in 4th year of med school (m4) to best match into residency? + VSAS / VSLO application tips 30:39 Personal statement tips 32:43 How was the medical residency interview process like? How did you schedule interviews, timeline, pre-interview dinner, interview day experience, accommodation, taking time off of rotations for interviews, how to do well on interviews (questions, etc), and more 42:24 Do you recommend preparing for residency or taking time off / relaxing for the rest of M4 / last year of med school after interviews and matching? 43:30 Did you send letters of interest or intent, or thank you notes to residency programs? Who did you send them to? Post interview communication 45:56 How to get into medical school- tips and general advice 47:26 How to do well in medical school 48:59 How do you develop good bedside manner and rapport with patients? MEDICAL SCHOOL RESOURCES I RECOMMEND First Aid: https://amzn.to/2QTNEvQ Boards and Beyond: https://www.boardsbeyond.com/ Pathoma: https://www.pathoma.com/ Sketchy Medical: https://www.sketchymedical.com/ Anki: https://apps.ankiweb.net/ + https://www.reddit.com/r/medicalschoolanki/ Kaplan: https://ww1.kaptest.com/usmle/practice/step-1-qbank First Aid Cases: https://amzn.to/2KGSgTM UWORLD: https://www.uworld.com/step1/step1_qbank.aspx Complete List: https://youtu.be/dxu9gUTeDJQ WORKOUT EQUIPMENT I RECOMMEND: Dumbbells: https://amzn.to/2Ig0fGF Resistance bands: https://amzn.to/2X7KWTP Glute/squat band: https://amzn.to/2Ih3oGk Hip Thrust pad: https://amzn.to/2EeFWW8 Wrist Wraps: https://amzn.to/2X9IPyH Wrist Straps: https://amzn.to/2GOaaky Roller: https://amzn.to/2STdLUS Lifting Belt: https://amzn.to/2EgA2DX Bench: https://amzn.to/2NcmbRE Chalk: https://amzn.to/2Gvz6O2 Sleeves: https://amzn.to/2SScVaT Lifting Shoes: https://amzn.to/2Ih4wd2 MED STUDENT GIFT IDEAS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUqN9gqZzaM USEFUL MED SCHOOL GEAR, TOOLS, SUPPLIES, OR GIFTS: Littmann Cl3 stethoscope: https://amzn.to/2LDq70k Littmann Master Cardio: https://amzn.to/2v2mw1v Littmann Cardio iv: https://amzn.to/2AlseAU First is good, last two are more than necessary but extra sensitive DEVICE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MED SCHOOL: Surface Pro: https://amzn.to/2IZNxZQ iPad Pro : https://amzn.to/2IYDIuX iPad Mini (great to fit in your white coat): https://amzn.to/2WU2B4O iPad Case: https://amzn.to/2IyfGIb Laptop: Pretty much any PC nowadays works, Apple, Microsoft, etc doesn't matter. PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS Filming Equipment DSLR: https://amzn.to/2CFeDVr Blurry Background Lens: https://amzn.to/2CGjqpn Portable Cam: https://amzn.to/2RKWZUl Drone: https://amzn.to/2CJuGBz Cheap Tripod: https://amzn.to/2ITega1 Better tripod: https://amzn.to/2CJ4p6o For smooth shots: https://amzn.to/2pQ2t3h CHECK OUT MY SOCIAL MEDIA (all the cool kids do it) Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/AdnansLife/ https://www.ArtByAdnan.com